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Credits

This debut feature from Portuguese artist Filipa César is a powerful reflection on cinema’s role in the creation and legacy of West African political history and national identity. Spell Reel follows the process to preserve the history of revolutionary cinema in Guinea-Bissau, particularly the work of filmmakers Sana Na N’Hada, Flora Gomes, José Bolama Cobumba and Josefina Crato, which documented Guinea-Bissau’s war of independence from Portugal. César follows the process by which a country’s fragile artistic and social history begins to be reclaimed.

Benjamin Cook

Festival guests

These members of the filmmaking team are expected to attend the festival: